hitch

名词 hitch:

1. a period of time spent in military service
   同义词：enlistment, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour
2. the state of inactivity following an interruption
   同义词：arrest, check, halt, stay, stop, stoppage
3. an unforeseen obstacle
   同义词：hang-up, rub, snag
4. a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
5. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
6. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
   同义词：hindrance, hinderance, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
7. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
   同义词：hobble, limp

动词 hitch:

1. to hook or entangle
   同义词：catch
2. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
   同义词：limp, gimp, hobble
3. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
   同义词：buck, jerk
4. travel by getting free rides from motorists
   同义词：hitchhike, thumb
5. connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

1. Can I hitch a ride with you?
   我可以顺路搭乘你的车吗?
2. She hitched up her skirt so as not to get it wet.
   她把裙子往上提起，免得弄湿了。
3. He hitched up his trousers before sitting down.
   他把裤子往上拉起，然後坐下。
4. That's a car with a trailer hitched on to it at the back of the road.
   路上有一辆背后挂着一辆拖车的汽车。
5. Can I hitch a lift with you as far as the station?
   我可以搭乘你的便车到车站吗？
6. We can hitch a ride to London on a lorry.
   我们可以免费搭乘卡车去伦敦。

hitch

v.（动词）
hitched,hitch.ing,hitch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To fasten or catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose.
被钩住，拴住：用或似用绳套、钩子或绞索暂时钩住或套住
To connect or attach, as to a vehicle:
连住：像与交通工具连着或套着：
例句：
hitched the horses to the sleigh.
把马套到雪橇上

To move or raise by pulling or jerking:
急拉，急推：猛地拉或提：
例句：
hitch up one`s suspenders.
拉紧吊带

Informal To hitchhike:
【非正式用语】 免费搭车：
例句：
hitched a ride to the rally.
免费搭车去集合

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move haltingly; hobble.
蹒跚；跛行
To become entangled, snarled, or fastened.
被纠缠、缠结或系牢
Slang To get married:
【俚语】 结婚：
例句：
We got hitched last weekend.
上周末我俩结婚了

Informal To hitchhike.
【非正式用语】 免费乘车
n.（名词）
Any of various knots used as a temporary fastening.
结：任何暂时用作扣紧的结
A device used to connect one thing to another.
用于连结两件东西的装置
A short jerking motion; a tug.
急促猛推；用力拖
A hobble or limp.
跛行或蹒跚
An impediment or a delay:
妨碍或耽搁耽搁：
例句：
a hitch in our plans.
我们计划耽搁一阵

A term of service, especially of military service.
尤指军事服务的期限
Informal A free ride obtained along a road.
【非正式用语】 路上得到的免费乘车

来源：
Probably from Middle English hytchen, icchen [to move, jerk]
可能源自 中古英语 hytchen, icchen [移动，猛动]

【引伸】
hitch.er
n.（名词）